Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy is forcefully denying Chinese claims that it “expelled” the American destroyer USS Higgins from waters near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea ...

The United States is disputing China’s claim that it chased away an American warship conducting a freedom of navigation ...

The US Navy on Thursday denied China’s claim that the Chinese military expelled its guided missile destroyer USS Higgins from ...

US denies China’s claim of expelling USS Higgins from Scarborough The United States Navy on Thursday denied Chinese claims ...

The U.S. 7th Fleet rejected as “false” a claim by China that Chinese forces drove a U.S. destroyer away from a contested ...

Beijing protests over USS Higgins’ presence near Scarborough Shoal while American navy says its presence is lawful.

The US Navy's operation was the first in the South China Sea's Scarborough Shoal region in at least six years.

The shoal has been a major source of tension in the South China Sea, a conduit for more than $3 trillion of annual ship-borne ...

China has accused the United States of violating its sovereignty and undermining its security after a US warship entered the ...

China ’s military said on Wednesday it monitored and “drove away” a U.S. destroyer that sailed near the disputed Scarborough ...

MANILA: The United States Navy on Thursday (Aug 14) denied Chinese claims that it warned and expelled the guided missile ...

A chilling face off has taken place when Chinese warships confronted an American destroyer in disputed waters in the South ...